Weather Records on 4 September 1996

907 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1996. Highest significance: Alferes, BR.

Key Facts for 4 September 1996

On 4 September 1996, 907 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 866 daily.
Alferes set an all-time record daily precipitation of 201.4 mm (7.9 in) on 4 September 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

907 stations

907 station records on 4 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alferes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Velsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nebitdag	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro Do Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Barreirinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Sebastiao da Grama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coqueiros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mier Y Noriega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Carmelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Roxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuencame	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reginopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas de Lindoia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville Albemarle AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose da Bela Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Juca Casimiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cosmorama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Headland	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alegre de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Bem Te VI	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jau (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Monte Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piquerobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dourado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

907 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 479.

Records on 4 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	479
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 36, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

723 broken records

Margins by which the 723 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1996

Top 20 records on 4 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1996	Alferes, BR	all-time rain	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	65 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1996	Lexington, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1996	Velsk, RU	all-time rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Nebitdag, TM	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Kainaliu 73.2, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Campina Verde, BR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Mt Holly 4 NE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Louisa, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Desterro Do Melo, BR	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Pouso Alto, BR	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Yurecuaro, MX	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Usina Do Chicao, BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Fazenda Barreirinho, BR	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Miri, MY	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Luray 5 E, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Sao Sebastiao da Grama, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Coqueiros, BR	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Blythe, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1996	Vienna, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1802 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1996. 1996 had 907 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-09-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	464
10 to 20	130
20 to 30	70
30 to 40	34
40 to 50	14
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	5
70 to 80	3